Kirk Hinrich

It is no secret that the Cavaliers are in dire need of a back up point guard or ball handler with some more experience and ability to run the show when LeBron James and Kyrie Irving aren’t in the game. Although we have run the gamut of potential trade targets the Cavaliers could or already [...]

Jordan Crawford is the Chicago Bulls’ newest trademark, slightly undersized, self-sufficient bargain-bin guard addition. For now. In 2012-13, it was Nate Robinson. In 2013-14, the Bulls, at different points in the season, tried their hand with Mike James and Jimmer Fredette. Last year, it was Aaron Brooks, who remains on the roster. Now it’s Crawford, [...]

This season, Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal told USA Today that himself and Wall are, “definitely the best backcourt in the league.” But, after his dismissal from the Warriors, former Head Coach Mark Jackson called Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry the, “greatest shooting backcourt in the history of the game.” Since then, the question of [...]

Injuries have a way of finding the Chicago Bulls. If it’s not Derrick Rose, it’s Joakim Noah. Or Taj Gibson. Or Kirk Hinrich. Now, it’s Jimmy Butler. According to Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski, Butler is expected to miss between two and four weeks with turf toe: Chicago Bulls guard Jimmy Butler is expected to miss [...]

Derrick Rose is officially back, and not a moment too soon. Really, he’s four-plus months late, but whatever. Speaking with Jon Greenberg of ESPNChicago.com, Chicago Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau said that Rose was himself again: The old Derrick Rose is back. Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said Rose’s speed and explosiveness are back to [...]

It’s almost over, but not quite. Now that the Miami Heat have eliminated the Chicago Bulls from the NBA playoffs, the Derrick Rose chatter can stop. Criticism can cease. The “will he or won’t he” game desist. It’s finally over. Except it’s not. Chicago went down against Miami swinging. Down 22-4 early in the first [...]

Derrick Rose has yet to return for the Chicago Bulls, and that makes CBS Chicago has officially taken exception to his absence. Per their website (h/t Larry Brown Sports), CBS Chicago is encouraging fans to write an open letter to the former NBA MVP: t’s been over one year since Derrick Rose’s ACL tear and [...]

The Chicago Bulls wanted the Brooklyn Nets in the first round of the NBA playoffs. Badly. Why? Because they were beatable. They weren’t the Miami Heat or the Indiana Pacers or even the New York Knicks. They were the Nets. They were gutless. They were heartless. They did not pose a threat. Or so says [...]

Nate Robinson’s name continues to get tossed around like he doesn’t matter. I understand that Robinson isn’t a superstar, and I get that he’s only 5’9″, but he’s still a consistent force to be reckoned with on a daily basis. And yet, that doesn’t seem to matter. Robinson struggled to generate any suitors over the [...]

March 5, 2012 – R.S. De France Los Angeles Lakers 5-time champion, 14-time All-Star, and 2-time Finals’ MVP Kobe Bryant has said repeatedly this season that he wants to go out winning a 6th NBA championship. But how can that happen with this Lakers’ team, one of the best defensive teams, one of the worst [...]